Lixia Zhu

Family office principal bridging Asia, the US, and the Middle East. Investing across real estate, technology, and alternatives via 76Columbus and championing next-gen family capital through the New Age Family Investment Club. Advisor, speaker, and lifelong builder of cross-border investment platforms. Lixia is a seasoned family office investor, operator, entrepreneur, and advisor. With Asian heritage, Western education, and now Middle East residency after 15 years in the US, she bridges cross-border investments and cultures. She is the Principal of 76Columbus, a single family office based in New York and Abu Dhabi, investing across real estate, technology, and alternative assets. Lixia founded the New Age Family Investment Club, a private platform in the UAE that connects next-generation family principals across the Middle East and Asia around innovative investment themes. She serves on the LP Council for SuperReturn International, the Columbia Alumni Association board in the Middle East, and represents the Asian Family Legacy Foundation in MENA. Lixia is also a guest lecturer for the Family Office Course at HKUST, sharing her insights on family business dynamics, alternative asset allocation, and investor relations. A recognized thought leader, she speaks at premier family office and alternative investment events, including the UAE Wealth Summit, Apex Investor Summit Abu Dhabi, SuperReturn (Asia, Dubai, Riyadh), and Dubai AI & Web3. Previously, Lixia spent over a decade in the US in leadership roles managing global P&L for multinational fintech and financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase and Fiserv. She also founded an AI and Web3 fintech company, is an angel investor, and an Advisor-in-Residence at Columbia University’s NYC Venture Lab. Lixia holds a dual Executive MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School, and an M.S. in IT from the University of Florida. Originally from China, she now calls the UAE home. Outside work, she loves her two kittens, runs marathons, and hunts down the world’s spiciest food.